Category Archives: Betting

DGOJ, the Directorate General of Gambling in Spain, has revealed further plans for player protections and centralised monitoring controls to be applied to the digital environments of Spanish online gambling licences.  The update coincides with the Directorate renewing its certification under the National Security Scheme (ENS), Spain’s central information system for public services and government …

Polymarket has come up against another ban as regulators continue to view its product as blurring the lines between trading and betting, though now that the firm has re-secured entry to the US it may not be overly concerned. The Colombian betting and gaming regulator, Coljuegos, has banned the company, claiming that by offering predictions …

Betting content firm BETER is continuing to build up its relationships with fellow B2B firms, striking a deal with FIRST, a sportsbook solutions supplier. The deal largely centres around BETER’s portfolio of esports products, with FIRST utilising the company’s EsportsBattle tournaments including eFootball, eBasketball and the Setka Cup table tennis tournament. This latter tournament is …

Day two of SBC Summit Tbilisi 2025 will gather 2,000 professionals to look at how sports partnerships, creative engagement, and emerging talent are redefining iGaming in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The event, held in partnership with SMH Global, will take place at the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metachi Palace on 15-16 October. Through two days …

Three of the largest newspapers in Montenegro have issued a joint call for a revision of the recently-imposed restrictions on gambling advertising. In a letter addressed to the State Parliament and Ministries of Finance, Culture and Media, news outlets Vijesti, Dan, and Pobjeda cite an “obvious discrimination” against local private media, raising concerns that the …

Since its federal launch on 1 January 2024, Brazil’s nascent ‘Bets’ market has come up against ongoing regulatory and transitional headwinds, but the sheer scale and value of Brazil online gambling sees B2B firms of all shapes and sizes are undeterred. BetConstruct, a tech supplier for global gambling has established a strong foothold in Brazil, …

It’s no secret that while affiliate marketing done properly can be a very lucrative sector, but scratch beneath the surface and there is a murky world with very little trust between operators and their affiliates.  At the heart of this is data. Whether it is shaving or arguments over traffic figures, data plays a key …

Global gambling firms are increasingly taking notice of AI, but are taking a cautious approach when it comes to its implementation. This was made clear by the CEOs of some of the largest conglomerates in the sector at a panel hosted by SBC Summit Lisbon. Joanne Whittaker, CEO of Betfred, Jesper Svensson, CEO of Betsson …

The Constitutional Committee of Finland’s Parliament has recommended changes and clarifications to legislation shaping the future of its gambling industry, having identified some issues. The Finnish Gambling Act was submitted as a bill back in March with the ultimate goal of introducing a multi-licence market by 2027. This would end the monopoly held by Veikkaus …